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Titonka council schedules FY 2026 budget hearing, approves $24,657.88 in bills and cashes renewing CD
Summary
At a March 26 special session, the Titonka City Council approved payment of $24,657.88 in bills, scheduled a public hearing on the FY 2026 budget for April 10 at 7:00 p.m., authorized cashing a renewing certificate of deposit into city funds, and adjourned at 6:38 p.m.
Mayor David LaGue called the Titonka City Council into special session Wednesday, March 26, 2025, at 6:15 p.m. at City Hall.
The council approved a short agenda and took several routine financial actions. Council member Mike Etherington moved to approve the agenda; Council member Irvin Harms seconded and the motion passed 4-0 with Council member Katie Prothman absent.
In one of the meeting's principal items, the council voted to approve payment of bills totaling $24,657.88. The motion to pay the bills was made by Council member Mike Etherington and seconded by Council member Sara Hamilton; it passed unanimously among members present.
The council also set a public hearing on the fiscal year 2026 budget. Council member Sara Hamilton moved to schedule the hearing for Thursday, April 10, 2025, at 7:00 p.m.; Council member Irvin Harms seconded and the motion carried 4-0. That hearing will be the formal opportunity for public comment and final consideration of the FY 2026 budget.
Separately, the council authorized cashing a certificate of deposit that was up for renewal and depositing the proceeds into the city’s public funds/money market account. Council member Mike Etherington made the motion; Council member Mike Fredrickson, who attended remotely, seconded. The motion carried 4-0. The record does not specify the CD principal amount.
A motion to adjourn, made by Fredrickson and seconded by Harms, passed and the council adjourned at 6:38 p.m.
Votes at a glance: The council approved the agenda (mover: Mike Etherington; seconder: Irvin Harms; vote: 4 ayes, 0 nays, 1 absent—Katie Prothman); approved payment of bills totaling $24,657.88 (mover: Mike Etherington; seconder: Sara Hamilton; vote: 4-0); set a public hearing on the FY 2026 budget for April 10, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. (mover: Sara Hamilton; seconder: Irvin Harms; vote: 4-0); authorized cashing a renewing CD and depositing proceeds into public funds (mover: Mike Etherington; seconder: Mike Fredrickson; vote: 4-0).
The council did not discuss ordinance changes, contracts, or other substantive policy items during the special session. The next scheduled step noted in the record is the public hearing on the FY 2026 budget on April 10, 2025.
